You could look at the WAYWRN thread to see what people do, but generally darket trousers should get darker shoes. Black goes with pretty much everything and arguably so does burgundy, however I find that burgundy calf leather tends to look bad and cheap. Burgundy shell cordovan looks much better.

Thanks for the advice. My main "concern" is when I can wear the walnut pair. They are walnut Strands by Allen Edmonds if that makes and difference. Just not sure what colour suits they are acceptable to wear with.

Thanks for the advice. My main "concern" is when I can wear the walnut pair. They are walnut Strands by Allen Edmonds if that makes and difference. Just not sure what colour suits they are acceptable to wear with.

I have a pair that color (not the AE but an older Gravati pair) and I wear them with medium colors (med grey, blue) or when I rarely wear darker tan trousers. Following the general "rule" that your shoes should be darker than your trousers, I'd avoid wearing them with darker colors (dark navy, charcoal grey, etc...).

I'm looking at a suit on ebay. It's a 42r but the pants waist is 40in. Can these pants be taken in to 36in or would that mess them up? Thanks.

If the suit's a 42 then the pants were probably a 36 to start. I'd ask if the pants have been tailored or how much room is left to let the pants out. But more likely I'd pass. 4" is too much to tailor.

Thanks for the replies. They're definitely not separates due to the pattern. I tried to contact the seller but he didn't respond. He's a power seller too with 100% feed back. I was assuming originally the pants were 36 but it seems like too much hassle with this guy. I think I'll let it go. Thanks for the help.